[PDF] The Cambridge Companion To The Roman Historians eBook

Author : Andrew Feldherr
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 487 pages
File Size : 33,57 MB
Release : 2009-09-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1139827693

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No field of Latin literature has been more transformed over the last couple of decades than that of the Roman historians. Narratology, a new receptiveness to intertextuality, and a re-thinking of the relationship between literature and its political contexts have ensured that the works of historians such as Livy, Sallust, and Tacitus will be read as texts with the same interest and sophistication as they are used as sources. In this book, topics central to the entire tradition, such as conceptions of time, characterization, and depictions of politics and the gods, are treated synoptically, while other essays highlight the works of less familiar historians, such as Curtius Rufus and Ammianus Marcellinus. A final section focuses on the rich reception history of Roman historiography, from the ancient Greek historians of Rome to the twentieth century. An appendix offers a chronological list of the ancient historians of Rome.

Author : Paul Erdkamp
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 45,61 MB
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0521896290

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Rome was the largest city in the ancient world. As the capital of the Roman Empire, it was clearly an exceptional city in terms of size, diversity and complexity. While the Colosseum, imperial palaces and Pantheon are among its most famous features, this volume explores Rome primarily as a city in which many thousands of men and women were born, lived and died. The thirty-one chapters by leading historians, classicists and archaeologists discuss issues ranging from the monuments and the games to the food and water supply, from policing and riots to domestic housing, from death and disease to pagan cults and the impact of Christianity. Richly illustrated, the volume introduces groundbreaking new research against the background of current debates and is designed as a readable survey accessible in particular to undergraduates and non-specialists.

Author : Harriet I. Flower
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 36,37 MB
Release : 2014-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1107032245

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This second edition examines all aspects of Roman history, and contains a new introduction, three new chapters and updated bibliographies.

Author : Walter Scheidel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 48,23 MB
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521898226

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Thanks to its exceptional size and duration, the Roman Empire offers one of the best opportunities to study economic development in the context of an agrarian world empire. This volume, which is organised thematically, provides a sophisticated introduction to and assessment of all aspects of its economic life.

Author : A. J. Woodman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 27,94 MB
Release : 2010-01-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1139828207

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Tacitus is universally recognised as ancient Rome's greatest writer of history, and his account of the Roman Empire in the first century AD has been fundamental in shaping the modern perception of Rome and its emperors. This Companion provides a new, up-to-date and authoritative assessment of his work and influence which will be invaluable for students and non-specialists as well as of interest to established scholars in the field. First situating Tacitus within the tradition of Roman historical writing and his own contemporary society, it goes on to analyse each of his individual works and then discuss key topics such as his distinctive authorial voice and his views of history and freedom. It ends by tracing Tacitus' reception, beginning with the transition from manuscript to printed editions, describing his influence on political thought in early modern Europe, and concluding with his significance in the twentieth century.

Author : David Johnston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 20,98 MB
Release : 2015-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0521895642

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This book reflects the wide range of current scholarship on Roman law, covering private, criminal and public law.

Author : David Sedley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 18,26 MB
Release : 2003-07-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521775038

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The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging 2003 introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world. A team of leading specialists surveys the developments of the period and evaluates a comprehensive series of major thinkers, ranging from Pythagoras to Epicurus. There are also separate chapters on how philosophy in the ancient world interacted with religion, literature and science, and a final chapter traces the seminal influence of Greek and Roman philosophy down to the seventeenth century. Practical elements such as tables, illustrations, a glossary, and extensive advice on further reading make it an ideal book to accompany survey courses on the history of ancient philosophy. It will be an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the philosophical thought of this rich and formative period.

Author : Liba Taub
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 18,3 MB
Release : 2020-01-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1107092485

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Provides a broad framework for engaging with ideas relevant to ancient Greek and Roman science, medicine and technology.

Author : Greg Woolf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 44,66 MB
Release : 2003-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521827751

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New history richly illustrated in colour and aimed at the general reader.

Author : Noel Emmanuel Lenski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 46,28 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780521521574

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The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Constantine offers students a comprehensive one-volume survey of this pivotal emperor and his times. Richly illustrated and designed as a readable survey accessible to all audiences, it also achieves a level of scholarly sophistication and a freshness of interpretation that will be welcomed by the experts. The volume is divided into five sections that examine political history, religion, social and economic history, art, and foreign relations during the reign of Constantine, who steered the Roman Empire on a course parallel with his own personal development.